bga_190257 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze KOIIAKA à l’oiseau
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 52.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 52.00 €
Type : Bronze KOIIAKA à l’oiseau
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Weight : 3,03 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Droit de frappe très molle et revers confus, mais encore identifiable. Patine gris vert, avec des défauts de métal
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses boucles stylisées, tirées en arrière ; devant la bouche, un annelet pointé entouré d’un annelet perlé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [KOIIA]KA.
Reverse description : Oiseau à gauche, un annelet sous la tête ; derrière, un annelet centré.
Commentary
Si les bronzes à l'oiseau de Sénons sont relativement abondants avec les légendes GIAMILOS, YLLYCCI et SIINV, ceux avec la légende KOIIAKA sont excessivement rares ! Cette classe III ne représente que 0,86% des monnaies de ce groupe trouvées sur le site de la Villeneuve-au-Châtelot, avec seulement 4 exemplaires.
While bronzes with the bird from Senones are relatively abundant with the legends GIAMILOS, YLLYCCI and SIINV, those with the legend KOIIAKA are extremely rare! This class III represents only 0.86% of the coins in this group found on the site of Villeneuve-au-Châtelot, with only 4 examples
While bronzes with the bird from Senones are relatively abundant with the legends GIAMILOS, YLLYCCI and SIINV, those with the legend KOIIAKA are extremely rare! This class III represents only 0.86% of the coins in this group found on the site of Villeneuve-au-Châtelot, with only 4 examples
Historical background
SENONES (Area of Sens)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Sénons, whose name means the sages or the elders, controlled a vast territory which extended between the south of Champagne and the north of Burgundy. Their main oppidum was Agedincum (Sens) which still retains the name of the ancient civitas today. They had several other oppida like Auxerre, Tonnerre or Avallon. Divona seems to have been the principal sanctuary of the Senones. Caesar had wintered six of his legions in 53 BC at Agedincum. Labienus, Caesar's lieutenant and legate, came to settle in the region of Sens between Gergovie and Alesia in order to control the roads and protect Caesar's armies from an attack from the Belgians or the Germans. Caesar (BG. II, 2; V, 54, 56; VI, 2, 3, 44; VII, 4, 10, 11, 34, 56-59, 62, 75). Ptolemy (G. II, 8, 9).
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